[A case of epidermoid cysts of the distal phalanx of the big toe].
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A 15-year-old girl was referred to us because of foot drop. The motor deficit was characterized by a peculiar fluctuating course related to sporting activity: improvement of symptoms during no-sport periods and worsening during sport training. Neurophysiological examination revealed marked global impairment of muscles innervated by the peroneal nerve. Ultrasound and MRI showed a mass in close proximity to the neck of the fibula extending in a tubular fashion. At operation an intraneural lesion was found and was totally removed. Histology revealed that it was an intraneural cyst. A hypothesis on the pathogenesis was drawn up. One year after the operation a clinical and neurophysiological follow-up was performed.
The surgical management of clinical spinal instability is for many aspects controversial since the lack of a precise clinical and instrumental definition of instability complicates the implementation of a therapeutic protocol. Both the indications and the surgical procedure are not always well defined. Some of the most common surgical techniques used in the most frequent causes of instability of the lumbar spine: fractures, degenerative disease and spondylolisthesis, are described.
With the advances in diagnostic and surgical procedures, for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine an aggressive therapeutic approach is more frequently indicated. The available surgical procedures are numerous and in continuing evolution. Most common surgical procedures used in major degenerative disease of the lumbar spine as disk herniation and stenosis are described. Indications, results and complications associated to these procedures are also illustrated.
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